Werner Weekly

Stay up-to-date with the Werner School Calendar

• Nov. 25-29- No School, Thanksgiving Break
• Dec. 3-5- Scholastic Book Fair
• Dec. 4- Kindergarten Registration, 8:00-4:30
• Dec. 4- 1st grade Field Trip, Discovery Museum
• Dec. 12- 5th Grade Group Picture
• Dec. 16- School of Choice (1st Round) applications due by 4:00 pm
• Dec. 17- Werner Jazz Cat Choir Concert, 5:30 pm, Gym
• Dec. 18- Spirit Day: Summer in December
• Dec. 19- Winter Holiday Parties
• Dec. 19- 1st semester ends
• Dec. 23-Jan. 6- Winter Break
• Jan. 10- Werner Spelling Bee (4th/5th), 2:00 pm

• Book Fair- Our Scholastic Book Fair is coming Dec. 3-5! Please see the communication below about important details.

• Giving Tree- Please see the info below regarding our Giving Tree. We partner with Serve 6:8 to offer families the opportunity to provide a gift for a child in our local community. You'll see our tree located outside the office and may take an ornament anytime. Just return the gift, unwrapped, to our office.

• Werner Spelling Bee- 4th and 5th graders will have the opportunity to participate in our annual Werner Spelling Bee on January 10. Look for more details in Friday folders and an email will go home to parents as well.

• 2025-26 Registration and School of Choice- Below is some information regarding registration for new students for 2025-26:

  • Parents/legal guardians of incoming kindergartners are encouraged to complete online or in-person registration by Dec. 4, to allow schools to determine their classroom sizes, staffing needs and the number of school choice seats they can offer.
  • For more information about kindergarten registration, go to our Werner kindergarten registration site.
  • For parents interested in attending School of Choice, the first-round application period ends at 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 16. For more information on School of Choice, please got to: https://www.psdschools.org/schools/school-options-choice.

Thank for all your generous donations for the Tour de Turkey and Meals that Matter! We are grateful for your contribution to helping support our community.

Hello Werner Community!

Mark your calendars! The Book Fair is coming December 3 - 5.

Visit our Fair website here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/wernerelementaryschool

While you’re there, set up a Book Fair eWallet, the digital payment account that allows your child to shop for books at the Fair without cash. Then share your eWallet link so friends and extended family can add funds.

Shopping days/ hours are as follows:

Tuesday, December 2, after School 3:40pm - 5:15pm

Wednesday, December 3, Before School 8:00am - 9:00am & after School 3:40pm - 5:15pm

Thursday, November 30, after School 3:40pm - 5:15pm

Kids can also shop on their lunch breaks all 3 days, Tuesday-Thursday.

We can't make this possible without your help! To help volunteer visit the Signup Genius HERE

For any questions, please email the Book Fair Chairperson, Patti Haswell at Haswellpatti@gmail.com

Throughout the year, we ask our community for photos that could be used for our yearbook and/or social media. This relates to school events only (e.g. classroom parties, field trips, school events, spirit days and enrichment opportunities). You can upload pictures to our 2024-2025 Werner Photo Album throughout the year. Please be mindful to not include photos of students that may not have permission.

Save the Date

Dec. 3rd-5th- Book Fair- While you’re there, set up a Book Fair eWallet, the digital payment account that allows your child to shop for books at the Fair without cash. Then share your eWallet link so friends and extended family can add funds.

Thank you to everyone who brought in a special treat for our amazing teachers and staff for Pie Day! It was a great way to kick off the holiday break and so appreciated by everyone. Visit our Fair website here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/wernerelementaryschool

JOIN THE WERNER PTA

From our annual Fall Festival to this year's Read A Thon, we have some memorable events planned and would love your help. Although membership doesn’t obligate you to volunteer hours or attend meetings, we always love to meet more of our Werner community and have your support in any way you can give it.

• Sign up for the PTA HERE to receive a free Werner yard sign & notifications of upcoming events.
• *****New this year***** Wildcat Spirit Wear is launching with new shirts, hoodies, and stickers! Visit our Givebacks website HERE for a one stop shop for everything your PTA has to offer.
• For any questions please email the PTA at ptawernerelementary@gmail.com

FREE MONEY FOR YOUR SCHOOL! Did you know there are ways to donate money to the school by doing things you already do? - If you shop at King Soopers with a loyalty card they will donate to Werner when you sign up here.

- If you like to eat out, the PTA hosts Werner Dines Out once a month and the restaurants we partner with will donate back to the school anywhere from 10-15%!

- American Warehouse is now offering rewards back to Werner for any purchase you make throughout the whole year. Just mention Werner at checkout!

Your Werner PTA

Follow us on FACEBOOK to stay engaged with school events, Werner families, and see what the PTA is up to!

Your 2024/2025 PTA Board

PTA President | Gladys Kanode

PTA Vice President | Caitlin Papp

PTA Treasurer | Patti Haswell

PTA Secretary | Juliana Potts

PTA VP of Community Programs | Marissa McNulty

PTA Past-President | Nicole Kidd Connect with us at PTAWernerElementary@gmail.com

There Is No Wrong Way to PTA. How Do You PTA?

Thank you for supporting the Werner Elementary PTA!

Poudre School District serves approximately 1,500 students experiencing homelessness. The number of PSD families and youth experiencing homelessness continues to increase and their needs have risen exponentially. Currently, one out of every twenty students is experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity in our district. Information and teaching resources on supporting students experiencing homelessness can be found at the National Network for Youth, and Learning for Justice sites. Local information about PSD can be found on the PSD website. You can make a difference just by being aware of the issue and spreading that awareness to your sphere of influence such as family, friends, colleagues. If you are interested in ways you can help minimize the impact of homelessness for our students, please consider donating directly to the PSD McKinney-Vento fund by clicking here. Funds go directly to removing educational barriers for students who are experiencing homelessness, so they have access to school and have the support to be successful. Additionally, if you are interested in your donation being able to support beyond educational barriers to support families with basic needs and even housing assistance, please consider donating to the PSD Foundation’s Compassion Fund using this link. Thank you, and we wish you all a happy Fall Season!

• PSD sends frequent emails to currently registered volunteers, but those are getting lost in some recipients' junk mail folders. If you are registered as a volunteer with PSD, please check your junk mail & mark those sent by "Volunteer Coordinator" as safe to receive.

• For those who are not yet registered to volunteer but want to help in our schools please visit - Volunteer Registration

One of many ways information is shared is through the PSD Now community newsletter, which features timely information about the latest happenings in the district. This is emailed to families and interested community members about every other Thursday.

Here is the most recent newsletter of PSD Now. For archived newsletters and information about how to sign up, go to: https://www.psdschools.org/department/communications.

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